Business and financial news channel CNBC has appointed Maithreyi Seetharaman as anchor and correspondent based at the network's London Studios.

Seetharaman joins CNBC from Bloomberg where she hosted cross-continent shows and was the network's stocks editor.

She will contribute several CNBC programmes, including  Squawk Box Europe, Worldwide Exchange, Strictly Money and European Closing Bell.

Seetharaman has previously worked for CNBC's affiliate channel in India, CNBC TV 18, and is a masters graduate of Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Bond University's School of Humanities.

Barbara Stelzner, vice president of news and programming, EMEA at CNBC, said: "Maithreyi is an accomplished journalist with extensive presenting experience and knowledge of the global political-economic landscape. I am delighted that she is joining our on-air team."

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